Leo White

Leo White (November 10, 1882 - September 20, 1948) was a stage performer and appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films. He started his film career in 1911 and in 1913 moved to the Essanay Studios. In 1915, he began appearing in Chaplin's comedies and continued through Chaplin's Mutual Film comedies. His last appearance in a Chaplin film was a small role in The Great Dictator, released in 1940.

White also acted in and directed Triple Trouble, Essanay's last Chaplin release. Chaplin himself acknowledged Triple Trouble in his autobiography but did not actually participate in its production (White filmed new scenes around existing footage of Chaplin).

White typically played dapper, continental villains or noblemen in films, and this typecast him for the rest of his screen career. Well into the 1940s, he was still playing excitable Frenchmen in short subjects and feature films. Before his death in 1948, White had appeared in over 400 films. He is buried in Glendale, California's Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.

Selected filmography

• The Great Dictator (1940)
• Tassels in the Air (1938)
• Penrod and Sam (1937)
• The Jade Box (1930)
• On the Front Page (1926)
• The Tower of Lies (1925)
• Ben-Hur (1925)
• Wolves of the North (1924)
• Married to Order (1920)
• Pals and Pugs (1920)
• Fists and Fodder (1920)
• The Hawk's Trail (1919)
• He's in Again (1918)
• The Brazen Beauty (1918)
• The Straight and Narrow (1918)
• The Handy Man (1918)
• The Messenger (1918)
• The Scholar (1918)
• Triple Trouble (1918)
• The Orderly (1918)
• His Day Out (1918)
• The Rogue (1918)
• Bright and Early (1918)
• The Stranger (1918)
• The Slave (1917)
• The Pest (1917)
• The Hobo (1917)
• The Candy Kid (1917)
• The Chief Cook (1917)
• The Fly Cop (1917)
• The Goat (1917)
• The Millionaire (1917)
• The Villain (1917)
• Cupid's Rival (1917)
• Dough Nuts (1917)
• The Hero (1917)
• Back Stage (1917)
• The Vagabond (1916)
• The Fireman (1916)
• Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
• Police (1916)
• A Night in the Show (1915)
• Shanghaied (1915)
• The Bank (1915)
• A Woman (1915)
• Work (1915)
• The Tramp (1915)
• A Jitney Elopement (1915)
• The Champion (1915)
• A Night Out (1915)
• His New Job (1915)
• In the Park (1915)
• Fatty's Faithful Fido (1915)
• Leading Lizzie Astray (1914)

External links

• Leo White at the Internet Movie Database

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